HIIM Announcements

The Commission on Accreditation of Health Informatics and Information Management Education
(CAHIIM) accredits Shoreline's Health Information Technology program. As part of
the accreditation process, the school is required to post a meaningful statistic about
the program. Below is a table providing statistics of the number of our students taking
and passing the Registered Health Information Technology exam and comparing the percentage
of those that passed to the percentage of the national average that passed.

Shoreline Community College has been providing training to faculty in the Quality
Matters (QM) program. QM is a leader in quality assurance for online education and
has received national recognition for its approach for independent review and evaluation
of courses. A team of faculty from other colleges or universities review a particular
course, upon request, and compare the materials used in the class and its approach
to student instruction with a list of rigorous national standards for fully online
or hybrid classes. If they believe a course has met 85% or more of the standards,
they recognize or certify the course.

Gloria Anderson's course, HIIM 170 Legal Aspects of Healthcare, has joined several other Shoreline courses in meeting the QM standards for online education. This is the second HIIM course
that has been reviewed by QM evaluators and plans are underway to have other HIIM
courses go through this process as well.

HIIM 134 Medical Terminology has met the Quality Matters Standards

The HIIM 134 Medical Terminology course has met the QM standards for online education.
This is the first HIIM course that has been reviewed by QM evaluators and plans are
underway to have other HIIM course go through this process as well.

Technology Keeps Bringing Us Closer and Closer

When Gloria Anderson wants to talk to her Health Information Technology students,
she heads to the Coding Café, virtually.

"Grab a drink and sit down so we can chat," the Shoreline Community College instructor
says each week via her computer to medical coding students that are spread across
the U.S. "Meet me at the Coding Café."

Technology is making it easier to deliver information anywhere and anytime. For schools
like Shoreline Community College and instructors like Anderson, that means it is easier
for students to access their coursework and complete degrees from wherever they can
find an Internet connection. Read more...

Opportunity Grants could help fund your education!

Opportunity Grants provide assistance with education costs to eligible low-income students who have
not yet earned 45 college credits in the U.S. For eligible students, this could mean
a FREE education.

How to Order/Purchase Textbooks from the College Bookstore

Shoreline Community College works with University Bookstore to handle textbook services
for the college.

It is easy to view your textbooks online by choosing the quarter in which you will
be taking courses and then select the general category of courses from the dropdown
menus. Next, choose the class you will be taking and a list of texts should appear.
If there is more than one instructor teaching, select your instructor.

For those students wishing to order their textbooks online, a shipping fee may occur.
The bookstore is located in the bottom floor of the PUB (Pagoda Union Building). It
is always advised that students purchase their textbooks prior to the start of class(es)
to best prepare for the first day.

Criminal Background Checks for Health Information Technology Students

Health Information Technology students will be required to have a criminal background
check, at their expense, prior to attending professional practice experience (PPE).
Students who do not pass this check may have difficulty finding clinical practice
sites for their internships and may possibly not be able to complete their program.
The Program Director will discuss procedures with students prior to placements at
sites. Please note, most health care facilities require all employees to successfully
pass criminal background checks before they are hired.